Attachment for horseshoes.



M. F. WILSON ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. I912.

1,141,596.. Patented June 1, 1915.

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. MILO 1 WILSON, OF NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR HO3SESHOES.

7 the following is a specification.

An object of'my invention is to provide a new and lmproved detachable devlce designed to be applied to horse-shoes and the like to prevent slipping.

In the accompanying drawing, which illus-' trates applications of my invention, Figure 1 is a bottom plan of a horse-shoe showing my device applied thereto; Fig. 2, a side elevational view representing a portion of a horses hoof showing the shoe and the anti slipping attachment applied thereto; Fig. 3, a sectional view taken on line IHIII of Fig. 1; Fig. l, a part sectional view and a part elevational view showing a calk retaining member and a detachable call: in position thereon; and Fig. 5, a view similar to Fig. a showing the calk made integral with the attachment and a different form of flange.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a horse-shoe provided with a front call; 2 and rear calks 8 of the usual and well known construction.

The detachable antislipping device, as illustrated and as preferred, comprises two independent sections, each having a body portion 4: formed at or near the ends thereof with a forward member 5, and a rear memher 6, and with an intermediate shoe engaging member 7. Each of the members 5 and 6 are considerably thicker than member 4,

thereby providing each member 5 and 6 with a shoe contacting face disposed in a higher horizontal plane than the upper face of the body portion 4, whereby the attachment may be applied to the shoe without interference with the nails by which the shoe is secured to the animals hoof, and when so applied, the portion 4 is spaced away from the shoe in the manner particularly shown by Fig. 2. Each of the end members 5 and 6 is respectively provided with an upwardly extending inclined flange 8 and 9. The portions 5 and 6 of the form of Fig. 1 are each provided with an opening 10 and 11 designed to receive a removable calk'lQ. Calks 12 may be threaded as shown by Fig. 4C, the threads 13 of which engage threads formed in the respective openings of said members 5 and 6. If desired, however, the calk may be formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed March 13, 1812. fSerial No. 683,478.

. integral with said members 5 and 6 and in the form of Fig. 5 I have shown a calk 12 formed integral with a member 5.

The upwardly extending flanges of the respective members 5 and 6 are designed to engage the inner edge of the shoe, and the said members 5 and 6 are adapted to make contact with the respective front and rear calks of the shoe.

Located between said members 5 and 6 and disposed on the opposite edge of the device from the flanges 8 and 9, 1 provide member 7 with a shoe-engaging flange 14. Instead of forming the flanges of the portions 5, 6 and 7 inclined, said flanges may be straight flanges as 8 and provided with an inwardly projecting'shoulder C designed to engage the upper inner edge of the shoe, this form of flange being shown by Fig. 5.

The independent sections constituting the antislipping device may be readily applied to and removed from the shoe. These sections are preferably made of comparatively light spring metal adapted to be sprung into position on the shoe between the front shoecalk and a rear calk. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicate the manner of applying the sections.

As will be seen, the members 5 and 6 form end portions of the attachment, while the member 4 acts as a bridge connection therefor. As shown more particularly in Fig. 1, the member 6 has a configuration to substantially fit the heel calk of the horseshoe, abutting against this calk substantially throughout the width of the Shoe, thus causing this calk to not only form a support against endwise movement of the attachment, but in addition, act as a guide in placing the attachment in position and insure that the calks 12 are always located at proper points. iVhile the heel call: acts to prevent movement of the attachment in one direction of its length, the particular shape of the horse-shoe itself serves, in addition to the protection afforded by the front call: of the shoe, to prevent movement in the opposite direction, since such movement would be in a direction to materially increase the tension which is normallv placed on the bridge member in use, so that liability of movement of the attachment on the shoe is substantially eliminated.

What I claim is:

1. An attachment for horse-shoes comprising end portions which carry projecting calks with the faces of theportions opposite the calks formed to seat against the exposed face of a horseshoe, the rear end portion having an end configuration adapted to substantially fit and abut against a-heel' call; of the horseshoe substantially throughout the width of the shoe, each end portion having a holdingmember adapted to engage 2. An attachment for horse-shoes :com-

prising end portions which carry projecting calks with the faces of the portions opposite the callzs formed to seat against the ex posed face of a horse-shoe, the rear end portion having an end configuration adapt ed'to substantially fit and abut against a heel call: of the horse-shoe i substantially throughout the width of the shoe, each end portion having a holding member adapted to engage the shoe and to retain the attachment in position, and a bridge portion connecting the end portions, said bridge portion also having a holding member, said holding members being relatively positioned to require a springing of the front end of the attachment inwardly in applying it to the shoe, the holding portion of the'bridgecon- Copies of this patent may be obtained for 'inent on the shoe. 7

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nection being adjacent the rear end portion, whereby the springing movement will besubstantially restricted to the forward por tion of the. attachment and permit the rear end portion and heel call: of the shoe to serve as'guides in positioning the attach- 3. An attachment for the calks formed to seat against the exposed stantiallyfit and abut against'a heelcalk of the horse-shoe substantially throughout the width of the shoe, each end portion having a holding memberadapted to engage the shoe and toretain the attachment in position, and a bridge portionwconnecting the end portions, said bridge portion also hav-. ing a holding member, said hold1ngmemhorse-shoes corn prising end portions which carry projecting V ,calks with the faces of the portions opposite bers being relatively positioned to require a V springing of the front end of the attachment-inwardly in applying it to the shoe,

said bridging connection extending parallel to and's pa'ced from theface of the shoe, and having a thickness less than the thickness of either end portion.

In testimony whereof I in presence of two witnesses.

- e a MILO Witnesses g W. G. DoomTTLE, F. E. GAITHER.

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